diff --git a/ts/components/Shortcut.svelte b/ts/components/Shortcut.svelte
index 29d63d098..0c8e77bfe 100644
--- a/ts/components/Shortcut.svelte
+++ b/ts/components/Shortcut.svelte
@@ -9,13 +9,18 @@ License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
     import { registerShortcut } from "../lib/shortcuts";
 
     export let keyCombination: string;
+    export let event: "keydown" | "keyup" | undefined = undefined;
 
     const dispatch = createEventDispatcher();
 
     onMount(() =>
-        registerShortcut((event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-            preventDefault(event);
-            dispatch("action", { originalEvent: event });
-        }, keyCombination),
+        registerShortcut(
+            (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+                preventDefault(event);
+                dispatch("action", { originalEvent: event });
+            },
+            keyCombination,
+            { event },
+        ),
     );
 </script>
diff --git a/ts/editable/content-editable.ts b/ts/editable/content-editable.ts
index 4dd28a279..48fafa31b 100644
--- a/ts/editable/content-editable.ts
+++ b/ts/editable/content-editable.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ if (isApplePlatform()) {
 
 export function preventBuiltinShortcuts(editable: HTMLElement): void {
     for (const keyCombination of ["Control+B", "Control+U", "Control+I"]) {
-        registerShortcut(preventDefault, keyCombination, editable);
+        registerShortcut(preventDefault, keyCombination, { target: editable });
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ts/editor/PlainTextBadge.svelte b/ts/editor/PlainTextBadge.svelte
index 36c267b65..838d48ad1 100644
--- a/ts/editor/PlainTextBadge.svelte
+++ b/ts/editor/PlainTextBadge.svelte
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
         off = !off;
     }
 
-    function shortcut(element: HTMLElement): void {
-        registerShortcut(toggle, keyCombination, element);
+    function shortcut(target: HTMLElement): () => void {
+        return registerShortcut(toggle, keyCombination, { target });
     }
 
     onMount(() => editorField.element.then(shortcut));
diff --git a/ts/editor/StickyBadge.svelte b/ts/editor/StickyBadge.svelte
index 79c1fada2..0b264c6c8 100644
--- a/ts/editor/StickyBadge.svelte
+++ b/ts/editor/StickyBadge.svelte
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
         });
     }
 
-    function shortcut(element: HTMLElement): void {
-        registerShortcut(toggle, keyCombination, element);
+    function shortcut(target: HTMLElement): () => void {
+        return registerShortcut(toggle, keyCombination, { target });
     }
 
     onMount(() => editorField.element.then(shortcut));
diff --git a/ts/editor/editor-toolbar/ClozeButton.svelte b/ts/editor/editor-toolbar/ClozeButton.svelte
index 6073ed995..eb6fa8579 100644
--- a/ts/editor/editor-toolbar/ClozeButton.svelte
+++ b/ts/editor/editor-toolbar/ClozeButton.svelte
@@ -63,4 +63,8 @@ License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
     {@html ellipseIcon}
 </IconButton>
 
-<Shortcut {keyCombination} on:action={(event) => onCloze(event.detail.originalEvent)} />
+<Shortcut
+    {keyCombination}
+    event="keyup"
+    on:action={(event) => onCloze(event.detail.originalEvent)}
+/>
diff --git a/ts/lib/shortcuts.ts b/ts/lib/shortcuts.ts
index 0a4d55cdf..e4da2732d 100644
--- a/ts/lib/shortcuts.ts
+++ b/ts/lib/shortcuts.ts
@@ -142,11 +142,28 @@ function innerShortcut(
     }
 }
 
+export interface RegisterShortcutRestParams {
+    target: EventTarget;
+    /// There might be no good reason to use `keyup` other
+    /// than to circumvent Qt bugs
+    event: "keydown" | "keyup";
+}
+
+const defaultRegisterShortcutRestParams = {
+    target: document,
+    event: "keydown" as const,
+};
+
 export function registerShortcut(
     callback: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void,
     keyCombinationString: string,
-    target: EventTarget | Document = document,
+    restParams: Partial<RegisterShortcutRestParams> = defaultRegisterShortcutRestParams,
 ): () => void {
+    const {
+        target = defaultRegisterShortcutRestParams.target,
+        event = defaultRegisterShortcutRestParams.event,
+    } = restParams;
+
     const [check, ...restChecks] =
         splitKeyCombinationString(keyCombinationString).map(keyCombinationToCheck);
 
@@ -156,7 +173,7 @@ export function registerShortcut(
         }
     }
 
-    return on(target, "keydown", handler);
+    return on(target, event, handler);
 }
 
 registerPackage("anki/shortcuts", {
diff --git a/ts/sveltelib/shortcut.ts b/ts/sveltelib/shortcut.ts
index 897a51e6b..cde3a505d 100644
--- a/ts/sveltelib/shortcut.ts
+++ b/ts/sveltelib/shortcut.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,23 @@
 // Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
 // License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
 
+import type { RegisterShortcutRestParams } from "../lib/shortcuts";
 import { registerShortcut } from "../lib/shortcuts";
 
+interface ShortcutParams {
+    action: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void;
+    keyCombination: string;
+    params?: RegisterShortcutRestParams;
+}
+
 export function shortcut(
     _node: Node,
-    {
-        action,
-        keyCombination,
-        target,
-    }: {
-        action: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void;
-        keyCombination: string;
-        target?: EventTarget;
-    },
+    { action, keyCombination, params }: ShortcutParams,
 ): { destroy: () => void } {
-    const deregister = registerShortcut(action, keyCombination, target ?? document);
+    const deregister = registerShortcut(action, keyCombination, params);
 
     return {
-        destroy() {
-            deregister();
-        },
+        destroy: deregister,
     };
 }